Combination table



D. H. STRAYE R.

COMBINATION TABLLSTEPLADDEH, AND IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. I919.

1,324,939. Patented Dec. 16,1919.

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, D. H. STRAYER.

COMBINATION TABLE, STEPLADDER, AND IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. I919. 1,324,939. Patented Dec. 16,1919.

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amwntoz' attuned DANIEL I-I. STRAYER, OF- NORTH BEND,

' COMBINATION TABLE, STEPLADDER, AND lRoNING-BoABD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. 1 9041651 19.

App1ication filed March 22, 1919. Serial No:284,248.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL H. STRAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Bend, in the county of Dodge and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Tables, Stepladders, and Ironing- Boards,of which.the following is a specifica tion; reference beinghad-to the accompanying drawings. r

This" 'invention relates to an improved combinationtable, ironing board and stepladder, and the invention in its broadest aspect aims to provide a combination device of this kind, capable of being easily and quickly convertible from one to the other of said foregoing devices.

The invention further aims to provide adevice which may be used as an ordinary kitchen or dining table, or may be converted into a drawing table.

The invention further aims to provide a sectional table top, either section of which being adapted to be folded upon the opposite section, and when so folded, the folding section may be used as a drawing table, or when so folded renders the ironing board structure available.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this kind including a table frame, pivoted supporting legs therefor, and a step ladderframe, slidable connections between the step-ladder frame and :the saidpivoted supporting legs, whereby when either pair of legs at the ends of the table is'folded-within the table frame, the step-ladder frame may be adjusted in position to be utilized as a step-ladder. When the legs are arranged depending from'the table frame to engage the floor, the stepladder frame may be disposed adjacent the lower ends of the legs,-to notonly constitute a brace between the legs, but also to act as a rack, onwhich clothes may be supported, or

onwhich a basket of:clothesmay-be supported. Obviously when a basket is supported on the step-ladder frame for the reception of'clothes as they are ironed or pressed, the ironing board is'arranged for use. 7 r

The'invention further aims to provide a construction for a device ofth is kind, where- 'by astep-ladder-frame is capable of=being arranged in an uppermost position within the '55 table-frame, allowing '-'the supporting legs to be folded within the, table frame, 5 and likewise the ironing board-construction is capable of being folded within-the table: frame, the support forr-the ironing board being folded under one of the sections-ofthe table top, the ironing boardiand sleeve board" bemg arranged thereon-hand supported on: the step-ladder fram'eghence the entire construc tion is capablexof beingcollapsed in a small compass for. storage.

Furthermore, when one'ofathe table top sections is folded, and the ironing board is being utilized, clothes may be supported-on the: folded section of the table top.

It is also'an aim of'theinventiontouse the table for campingvo'utpurposes, or for sociables, and it isf'also obvious that when the ironing board-is in use,=tlie folding section of the tabletop may be disposed vertically, whereby the'other section of'the top may beused as a table. K

A'further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the ironing board may be so supported as to permit a skirt tobe slipped over the board without in anyway lifting the board imanually to'slip'the skirt on or withoutadjusting a brace to allow the skirt to pass over the board.

Furthermore, it is obvious that when the step-ladder frame isused as such, the legs of one end of the table may be allowed to remain as extending laterally, serving as safeguards for elderly persons, whenascending the steps, in other words, constituting hand-holds to steady the person-when ascending the stepladder. Also the legs when so disposed may be used as towel racks. Furthermore, when using :the ironing board, the step-ladder frame will constitute means to prevent the clothes from touching 'thefioor while in the act of ironing the clothes on the board.

The invention further aims to provide means carried by ironing'board support,'-' to support a sleeve board, there being a brace foldable within the sleeve -board, and adapted when disposed in a depending position' to engage the ironing board to 'reinforce the'sleeve board. lVhile the design and construction atpresent illustrated andset forth is deemed-preferable, it is obvious that asa result of areduction of the invention to a morepractical form for commercial purp0ses,the invention to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing the combination table, ironing board and step-ladder device constructed in accordance with the invention, showing one of the table top sections in dotted lines folded on the other section, whereby it may be used as a drawing board.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing one of the table top sections folded, and the ironing board arranged in position, with a sleeve board super-imposed with relation to the ironing board, the step-ladder frame being lowered, to support loose clothes or a clothesbasket.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the combination device folded in a small compass, looking upwardly, whereby the positions of the folded parts are clearly shown.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 2 on line a 4 thereof, through the ironing board construction.

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the combination device employed as a step-ladder, showing the legs at one end of the table being folded within the table frame, and showing the same legs extending laterally in dotted lines.

Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates the frame of the table, which comprises the side and end pieces 2 and 3, and l denotes the supporting legs. Suitable transverse rods 5 and 6 extend transversely of the table frame 2, and through the upper ends of the legs, whereby the legs are pivotallv mounted. The legs near their upper ends are provided with notches or cutaway portions 7 which engage the under edges of the end pieces 3 of the table frame to reinforce the legs in position, when arranged to engage the floor to support the table. The inner faces of the legs are provided with vertical dovetail slots 8, and 9 denotes a step-ladder frame. The end rungs 10 of the step-ladder frame are provided with headed lugs 11 to engage the dove-tail slots 8 of the legs, so that the step-ladder frame may be adjusted vertically with relation to the legs when they are disposed vertically. It is to be observed that the step-ladder frame may be lowered as shown in the drawings, and when the ironing board device is employed, so that clothes when being ironed on the board, are prevented from touching the floor, and also to support loose clothes or a basket for the reception of clothes.

Also, as shown in the drawings, one end of the step-ladder frame may be moved toward the table frame, leaving the other end of the step-ladder frame adjacent the free unattached ends of the other pair of legs, whereby when the table frame is p0- sitioned vertically, the step-ladder frame may be employed as such. WVhen the stepladder frame is lowered and employed as a clothes support, it also constitutes a brace for the legs, thereby insuring rigidity, and also retaining the notches 7 in engagement with the lower edges of the end pieces of the table frame.

Arranged on the table frame (which in the present instance is rectangular) is a table top 12, which is composed of two sections 18 and 14L, there being a plurality of lugs 15 (one at each remote corner of the sections) depending from the under surfaces of the sections, to engage the corners of the table frame to prevent displacement of the table top. The table top sections are hingedly united by means of the metallic straps or plates 16, which are pivoted to the end edges of the sections as shown at 17, and are counter-sunk in said end edges as shown in order to be flush with the edges. By so hingedly uniting the sections of the table top it is obvious that either one of the sections may be folded on the opposite section, thereby enabling the folded section to be used in an inclined position, as a drawing board. 7

It is to be noted that the slots 8 are provided with lateral portions 18, for the reception of the headed lugs 11 when the stepladder frame is collapsed, thereby allowing the legs to be folded within the table frame adjacent the inner faces of the side pieces, as shown in Fig. 3. When the device is so folded in the small compass, it is capable of being stored away in a small place. An ironing board supporting plate 20 is pivotally mounted upon the pivoting rod 6, by means of the U-shaped straps 21. This plate 20 is provided with a transversely disposed elongated slot 22, for the reception of one end of an ironing board 28, that is when the supporting plate is disposed vertically and one of the sections of the table top folded upon the other section. The inner face of one of the end pieces of the table frame is provided with an abutment lug 24:, to limit the ironing board supporting plate in a vertical position. The inner face of the other end piece of the table frame has pivoted thereto as at 25, a brace 26. This brace is designed to be disposed vertically, when it is desired to utilize the ironing board, to support the smaller end of the board. The inner face of one of the side pieces of the table frame has pivoted thereto a brace 27. This brace 27 is designed to be-employed to support the ironing board when the other brace is collapsed, so that a skirt may be passed over the board whereby it may be ironed thereon without tilting the ironing board, or without removing it from the slot to enable it to pass through the skirt. This brace 27 is located near the ironing board supporting plate. The ironing board supporting plate has an upstanding projection 28, and has a slot 29 formed transversely therein. This slot 29 is designed for the reception of the larger end of a sleeve board 30, which is positioned in a superimposed relation to the ironing board. The under face of the sleeve board has a depression 31. A supporting brace is hingedly connected at one end at 32 to the under face of the sleeve board adjacent one end of the depression, so that the brace may be folded into the depression, when the brace is not employed, in other words, When the sleeve board is dispensed with. However, when the sleeve board is positioned for use, the brace may be removed from its depression and disposed in a vertical position, its lower end resting upon the ironing board. The sleeve, board being so positioned, will permit sleeves to be slipped thereon, whereby they may be easily and conveniently pressed.

From a careful inspection of the accompanying drawing together with the foregoing specification, it is obvious how the various parts of the device may be employed to attain the results heretofore mentioned.

The invention having been set forth, what a supporting member pivotally mounted upon one of the means and provided with a transverse slot, an ironing board engaging said slot, and a supporting brace for the ironing board.

2. The combination with a table frame having supporting legs, of a supporting plate pivoted on thetable frame and being foldable within the frame, said supporting plate having a transverse slot, an ironing board having oneend engaging said slot, asupporting brace for the ironing board, a sleeve board, and means carried by the supporting plate to receive and support said sleeve board.

3. The combination with a table frame including a table top, said table top consisting of a fixed section, and a movable section having link connections with the fixed section, whereby the removable section may be folded on the fixed section, of a rod extending transversely of the table frame at one end, a supporting member pivotally mounted upon the rod and adapted to be suspended downwardly or disposed-vertically upwardly, and an abutment on the table frame for the support when disposed upwardly, said support having a horizontal elongated slot, an ironing board engageable with said. slot, and means at. the other end of the table frame to support the opposite end of the ironing board.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the. presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL H. STRAYER.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS T. GRIFFIN, EFFIE M. BOYER. 

